Nongbah Population, Caste, Working Data Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011
Nongbah is a village situated in Thadlaskein block of Jaintia Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,032 families residing in the village Nongbah. The total population of Nongbah is 6,965 out of which 3,422 are males and 3,543 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nongbah is 1,035.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nongbah village is 1379 which is 20% of the total population. There are 695 male children and 684 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nongbah is 984 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,035) of Nongbah village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nongbah is 70.7%. Thus Nongbah village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.5% of Jaintia Hills district. The male literacy rate is 66.92% and the female literacy rate is 74.36% in Nongbah village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nongbah village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nongbah Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nongbah village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,379 | 695 | 684 |
| Literacy | 70.73% | 66.92% | 74.36% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6,751 | 3,324 | 3,427 |
| Illiterate | 3,014 | 1,597 | 1,417 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.9% of total population in Nongbah village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nongbah village out of total population, 2,807 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,807 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,254 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 182 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 2,205 | 1,299 | 906 |
| Cultivators | 1,254 | 813 | 441 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 182 | 68 | 114 |
| Household Industries | 44 | 22 | 22 |
| Other Workers | 725 | 396 | 329 |
| Marginal Workers | 602 | 257 | 345 |
| Non Working | 4,158 | 1,866 | 2,292 |
Nearby Villages to Nongbah,
Below are the list of villages near Nongbah village in Thadlaskein.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Moopasi | 199 |
| Ummulong | 3,220 |
| Myrjai | 712 |
| Mookyndur | 1,009 |
| Moodymmai | 2,818 |
| Wahiajer | 6,168 |
| Lad Mukhla | 1,520 |
| Maskut | 263 |
| Mukhla Mission | 964 |
| Lumcharatoh | 736 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nongbah, Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya - Wikipedia